Talk:Peenemünde

Why —Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.88.27.235 (talk) 23:59, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Fix REDIRECT

When Peenemünde was moved to Peenemünde Army Research Center here and here, the village part of the article was restored to the new village article here, but the redirect for the village talk page was not replaced, but was left with a

#REDIRECT [[Talk:Peenemünde Army Research Center]]

The discussion at Talk:Peenemünde_Army_Research_Center appears to be relevant only to the Research Center and has been left alone other than clearing WildBot link tags that appear to be resolved as far as possible. WP:Germany has been added here.
SBaker43 (talk) 23:31, 5 July 2012 (UTC)[reply]

It should also refer to a more important site in France - Blockhaus_d'Éperlecques https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockhaus_d'%C3%89perlecques.The Geologist (talk) 16:07, 21 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Project XX, Masterman, Newham London and Peenemunde

Project XX turned captured Nazi Spies to work for their German handlers once more. A Civil Servant called Masterman was in charge. Too many V1 rockets from Peenemunde were landing on - and destroying - significant parts of Central London. The turned spies were to report that "the V1 rockets were actually bypassing Central London and travelling too far past the Centre to be effective!"

What was needed was less kerosene. Each V1 was dosed with enough fuel to fly as far as Central London. When the fuel ran out - the flying bomb fell - and did its intended damage. In getting Peenemunde to add less fuel to each rocket, the flying bombs fell short of their intended target. And that sad happenstance happened to be Newham, East London.

It is invidious. To think that Newham lives were more expendable than those lives lived in the Centre!!! Many hundred Newham Residents died as a consequence! Chuzzlewitty (talk) 20:03, 20 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]